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Maybe you can buy 2004 plastics for the '27 model? 🤔
NOW I will have to make the hoses in Purple too !!!
White Kawi on the seat and matte black pipe if we really want the 80's vibe
Well, yes - as I've written before, for real sales in Many markets, road legality is Key.
But, I meant for TG, that there's a Lot of companies that will sort out a lighting coil etc.
Though, earlier, I saw that the 450X, has a lighting coil, already, so, this 327, may well indeed be 'plug and play', from the get go.
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Thinking Mitch Payton may enjoy working on a pipe and some porting for this thing.
I gotchu
Ill get some new shrouds and theese:
Had random people stop by my office today asking if I saw the new KX…like folks I’ve never even talked dirt bikes/moto with (but probably knew I was into mx)…
It's a CAD rendering.
The crankshaft is higher than the counter shaft, center of mass must be higher.
Random thoughts -
Somewhat reminds me of the YZ125 design, but the cylinder isn't tilted nearly as far forward, so it doesn't have that "banana" shape.
I'm wondering if the higher-positioned engine is dictated because of the use of the existing 4T main frame and is compromising the positioning as a result (since the intake components have to line up and are high because of the intake location on the skyscraper head of the 450 vs the much lower case reed intake position, so the engine had to be lifted) or if it was intentional from the get-go. Seems like a frame specifically designed for it would allow it to take advantage of lower positioning and would benefit the chassis roll feel with a lower CG. 🤔
The SA pivot is noticeably higher than the old bike and a steeper SA angle results in a cow-catcher linkage, reminiscent of the '91 YZs.
The higher engine makes it a tight fit between the plug and bottom of the tank, especially compared to the old bike. They took out all the room that makes it easy to get to things on most 2Ts.
Curious to learn more about it as the days pass. 👍
It looks like they moved the crank up to make room for the starter motor underneath...
After market guys will have a new lease on life with this.
Possibly, but it's not the crank positioning that has caught my eye, nor the reason for it. The whole engine (and lower cradle) are significantly higher than the old bike and I'm thinking it's because they used the 4T main frame for platform sharing cost reasons and that has forced them to raise the entire engine up so the case-reed intake is high enough to match up with the intake positioning dictated by the 4T frame. I could be wrong, but that's my suspicion. Otherwise, why wouldn't you have it lower like the old design and drop the CG by several inches (and that's a big difference in the MOI from the roll axis)? 🤔
I've seen people rave about how much they could feel the difference in the roll resistance of their bike after spending a bunch of money on some brackets to lower the radiators less than an inch. I can only imagine the difference in feel if you lowered an entire engine a few inches. 🙂
The swingarm pivot and footpegs are higher than the old bike, the lower cradle is in a similar location relative to the swingarm pivot and footpegs...
I guess riders are used to riding 4 strokes, which are heavier and have higher centers of gravity.
Right, and all that looks to have been dictated by the design of the chassis around the 4T engine. The SA pivot has to line up, CS position has to be similar, etc., all of which required the entire engine to be higher than if it had a chassis designed specifically for it. Like I said, I could be wrong, but I don't see another obvious explanation at the moment.
Curious to see what the reviews are like when it's ridden back-to-back with its competition. One of the things that sold me on getting a '17 300XC was how it felt like a 125 with a 300 engine when I rode a friend's. Ultra-light feel with open-class torque, none of the traditional big-bore heaviness was present - it was a real game-changer. 👍
Wonder why not just a KX125. Surely that would be super popular.
That KYB is AOS. The exact same fork as the Yamaha, but Yamaha change the valving and call it the SSS.
Pit Row
Does it really matter who !?!!??
Anyway, I bet KTM did not expect this and I am willing to bet it takes a lot of sales from KTM/Husky/GasGas when they did not want or need that to happen!
Notice, it's 9kg heavier than the 2006 KX250. Where's all this new porkiness come from? That's significant!
Starter motor, counter balance shaft, battery and the fuel pump all add to the weight.
ok, this is cool, but how cool with the MC and RV ride video be,
Forget MC or RV, I want to see Carson Brown ride it!
i think the new electronic power valve assembly seems heavier too. don't know if all this justify the additional weight. On the other hand, maybe this is the true weight now, while the old numbers were not so accurate. I put a 2005 KX 125 on the scale and it was 95kg instead of the claimed 87.5kg. For instance, the 1999 Honda CR250 was at 102kg, the 2024 TM EN300 weighs 109kg...
Yeah, I have a KX125, 2005, it's LIGHT! No way near 100kg. I think with all this junk added, it's going to detract from the simplicity we all love. Alloy frame? Why? Doesn't need this. I wonder if anyone will do carb conversions for 'em.... Lectron, step up!
Great job Kawi!! 6 speed!!! I just hope they arrive in Europe with approval to circulate on public roads. And in the future I hope for a 300-350 4-stroke X model
the 2005 RM125 was even heavier at 96kg (claimed to be at 87.5kg by the munfacturer). A carbed KTM SX 125 weighs 89.5kg, while it was also claimed to be 87.5kg.... My CR144 with a 2020 CRF aluminum frame was lightest so far at only 87kg with pirelli tyres and standard tubes.
That was a big factor in my decision to choose the X. I’m really looking forward to this bike.
Are Beta 350s that bad?
Dude right? Tm and beta have been building what the people “are asking for” the entire time, and get no love for it.
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